Analysis: These are the best top-five NFL Draft picks in Cincinnati Bengals history

The Cincinnati Bengals have the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. It’s the 17th time in franchise history that the club has owned a top-five selection in the draft.

Cincinnati struck gold on its two most recent top five picks. Wide receiver A.J. Green was drafted No. 4 overall in the 2011 draft and the club selected quarterback Joe Burrow with last year’s No. 1 overall pick. But who are the Bengals’ five best top five picks in team history? The Enquirer explores.

Best top five picks in Bengals history:

Wide receiver A.J Green

Draft year: 2011

Pick number: 4

Drafted out of Georgia in the 2011 NFL Draft, Green quickly emerged as standout NFL wide receiver. He made the Pro Bowl in his rookie…